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What court hears import cases?
The Supreme Court hears the most important cases.
Most of the supreme courts cases come?
The Supreme Court of the United States was created in 1789. Most of the cases the court hears come from lower courts. Each year, the Supreme Court receives 7,000 or more requests to hear cases from lower courts.
Do all states have a state supreme court?
Yes (sort of). Each US State has a supreme court or an equivalent high appellate court that goes by another name.In most cases, the high court is identified as a supreme court: for example, The Supreme Court of Ohio or the Florida Supreme Court. Some states use different naming conventions. New York refers to its trial courts as "supreme courts," and its top appellate court as the New York Court of Appeals. Texas has two courts that function at the supreme court level: The Supreme Court of Texas, which hears juvenile and civil cases, and The Court of Criminal Appeals, which hears criminal cases.
What is the difference between a county supreme court and a regular county court?
(in the US) There is no such distinction. There are only STATE Supreme Courts (one per state) and the U.S. Supreme Court. EXCEPT in New York State, where each county outside of New York City has both a County Court and a Supreme Court (and also a Family Court and a Surrogate's Court). In most counties, the Supreme Court hears civil cases and the County Court hears civil cases, but this can vary a bit by county. See the related links for more info. While in most states the state Supreme Court is the highest state court and hears appeals from lower courts such as County Courts, the highest state court in New York is called the Court of Appeals.
Can the Supreme Court demand an investigation?
No. The Supreme Court can't demand an investigation for most of the cases it hears because 1) that isn't a judicial function; and 2) most cases arrive at the Supreme Court on appeal. Appellate courts are required to accept the facts of a case as presented; they don't order or consider new evidence.
How many justices are there on the US Supreme Court and what types of jurisdiction does Court have?
There are nine justices on the US Supreme Court: one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices. Most cases reach the Court under its appellate jurisdiction. The only cases the Supreme Court hears under original (trial) jurisdiction are disputes between the states.
Which court is not a lower court in the federal court system?
The US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts only review cases under their appellate jurisdiction; the US Supreme Court hears most of the cases it selects under appellate jurisdiction, but considers disputes between the states under original (trial) jurisdiction.
Are most cases in Canada heard by provincial court?
Municipal Court (similar to County Court in the US) hears the most cases in Canada.
Is the us supreme court a trial court?
Not really, although there are a few exceptions. The US Supreme Court hears most cases under its appellate (appeals) jurisdiction; however, the Constitution grants the Court original (trial) jurisdiction over disputes between the states and cases involving ambassadors and other foreign dignitaries (the latter are currently tried in US District Court), so there is a limited class of cases that may be "tried" in the Supreme Court. Nevertheless, the Supreme Court is not considered a "federal trial court."
What are the most powerful to least powerful courts in the judicial branch?
The Supreme Court is the most powerful federal court. The Courts of Appeal are the most powerful courts most litigants will ever reach (the Supreme Court only hears a tiny number of cases a year). The District Courts are the trial level courts.
Regarding the federal court system which of the following statements is false A The US Tax Court is a special federal court B Each of the 12 regional circuits has a court of appeals?
The Supreme Court hears most of the cases brought to it on appeal.
Is a Supreme Court decision permanent?
In most cases a Supreme Court decision is permanent. The current Supreme Court can change the decision of a previous Supreme Court.
